A: The Broncos have seven picks, including the No. 25 selection in the first round. They have two picks in the fifth round, none in the sixth round.

The Broncos aren’t expected to receive a compensatory draft pick because of losses in free agency. This draft’s compensatory picks are awarded for losses in free agency that occurred before the 2011 season.

Denver doesn’t have a sixth-round selection this year because that pick went to Cleveland in 2010 as part of the trade that sent running back Peyton Hillis to the Browns and quarterback Brady Quinn to the Broncos.

Last year, the Broncos didn’t have to wait long to make their first selection. They drafted No. 2 overall and picked Texas A&M outside linebacker Von Miller, who became the NFL defensive rookie of the year. This year, the Broncos will have to wait much longer to make their first selection.

“We still want to build through the draft,” said John Elway, the Broncos’ executive vice president of football operations. “We feel good about what last year’s draft class did and the impact it had on our team. Von Miller came in and was the player we expected him to be. (Offensive tackle) Orlando Franklin was a starter (as a second-round pick). (Defensive backs) Quinton Carter and Rahim Moore contributed to our team.

“But we know that to get where want to go as an organization, we have to stack great draft classes on top of great draft classes. That’s our approach. … We have to build our foundation in the draft.”